Nalgene (sometimes referre to as Nalge Nunc International) is a distributor and manufacturer of plastic laboratory containers that has diversified into the field of containers for outdoor sports. Nalge Nunc International was formed in 1995 by the merger of Nunc A/S of Denmark, founded in 1958, with Nalge Company, which was founded in 1949 by chemist Emanuel Goldberg of Rochester, New York.